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PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR PARENTS: A protective factor for children at risk
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In this paper I shall provide a self‐reflective account of the development of a psychoanalytic psychotherapy service for the parents and carers of children considered to be at risk of abuse or neglect by social workers or child mental health professionals. I will discuss some of my thinking in setting up such a service and the difficulties, both clinical and operational, that I have encountered. I will draw tentative conclusions about the effectiveness of once‐weekly psychotherapy for parents in protecting their children from harm and promoting their development. I will illustrate the difficulties and my conclusions with clinical material.
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“Not all abusive parents accept the offer of psychoanalytic treatment”
From Psychoanalytic Interventions with Abusive Parents: An Opportunity for Children’s Mental Health (2022) · cites this paper as [9]
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“It is understandable that, in this emotional situation, the therapist does not feel like embarking on and pursuing a long-term therapeutic relationship that involves degrees of emotional pain that are difficult to bear [9].”
From Psychoanalytic Interventions with Abusive Parents: An Opportunity for Children’s Mental Health (2022) · cites this paper as [9]
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“even when it proves effective, it takes a long time for profound changes to occur in the parent”
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“it is possible that in the early stages of treatment, the risk of acting out of previously repressed feelings increases [9]”
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“This emotional experience, conveyed through projective identification, allows the therapist to “become the patient” who suffered deprivation in her childhood and who, in spite of herself, inflicted mistreatment on her children [9].”
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“there are no empirical studies showing that psychoanalytic psychotherapy is effective in reducing the risk of abusive behavior”
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“She observed that the parents who did not accept treatment or stopped it early were the ones who suffered from a deep sense of helplessness and seemed resigned to loss.”
From Psychoanalytic Interventions with Abusive Parents: An Opportunity for Children’s Mental Health (2022) · cites this paper as [9]
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“Upon examination of the literature considered for this review, only one contribution was found that reports the individual psychoanalytic treatment of abusive mothers within a public service setting in detail [9].”
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“Nevertheless, during therapy, Brennan experienced the patients’ terror of becoming emotionally close and perceiving their dependence, also bringing the issue of negative transference and countertransference to the forefront [9].”
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“It is understandable that, in this emotional situation, the therapist does not feel like embarking on and pursuing a long-term therapeutic relationship that involves degrees of emotional pain that are difficult to bear [9].”
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- Authors
- Brennan, S.
- Corresponding author
- Brennan, Sue
- Venue
- Journal of Social Work Practice
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2005-03
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-17
- ISSN
- 0265-0533 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-3885
- OpenAlex
- W1518309275
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Social Work Practice (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- psychoanalytic psychotherapy, child abuse prevention, child neglect, caregivers, child protection, child development, social work practice
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